Cheap trailer bench to make.

I have came up with a design for a fold down bench for an enclosed snowmobile trailer. Depending on how much you find the parts for they cost around 25-80 to build and work very well. I will post a video later today on how the work but here are a couple pictures. There is one snowmobile part used anyone recognize it?�



So so basically I use 1.5" angle iron to use for the mounting attachment on the wall, the ctc is perfect for the studs. Then use 1" light wall square tube to for the front leg. To keep it from slipping out when down I drilled holes through the floor and screwed big fender washers, then welded 1/4" bolts that stick through the bottom leg and go into those holes. To keep it in the storage position just use more angle iron and a tarp strap to hold it in place. The top of the snowmobile part is covered with 5/8 plywood, then wrapped with cheap indoor/outdoor carpet and carriage bolted into place. Easy to build and works great. Reason I built these I didn't like the price of anything on the market. I will post all the dimensions on the front leg and pictures of how to weld up later. Just helping out fellow sledders. Oh yeah and if you haven't guessed what part it is it comes in various lengths. Lol. Cheers

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Can't see pictures? Should be good from Photobucket

FatDogX said:

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Work fine for me.

So I mount the 1.5" x3" angle iron mounting brackets 17" from floor to centre for bench height, the front leg is 1" light wall square tube(0.65 I believe). I cut 3 pieces 16.5" and weld together so my outside diameter is 16.5". Then drill a couple 1/4" holes through the bottom and weld 1/4" bolts with a stub sticking out to go into floor. Then where it mounts to the bumper I grind the corner so it's rounded and doesn't catch when folding....I use the mounting riv nuts in the xm bumper to mount to the wall and to the leg. Then trace the bumper onto a 5/8" plywood and cut it out...leave it a bit short from the wall. Then staple indoor outdoor carpet to the board and mount to the bumper with carriage bolts. As for keeping it in place I mount 1.5"x3" angle iron on each side ...take the hooks out of a tarp strap and bolt one side and the other have a long bolt to slip it over. Pretty much it. Big fender washers screwed to the floor.

Great idea

And with the different lengths of bumpers you can make them fit anywhere ....I have a 174,163,and 146 in my trailer. Adding 3 more

I made these